- Urban 411
- Posts
- Brampton Slumlords & Stolen Interest
Brampton Slumlords & Stolen Interest
This week: deadly illegal rentals, sketchy interest loopholes, labour shortages, and the RECO takeover shaking up real estate.
Today, we’re covering
☠️ 3 Dead in Illegal Brampton Rooming House
💸 Brokerages Quietly Pocketing Deposit Interest
👷🏻Canada’s Construction Crisis Is About to Get Worse
🚇 Transit Riders Can't Afford Transit Housing
⚖️ Ontario Seizes RECO After iPro Collapse
🔥Jasper Rebuilds With New Fire-Resistant Rules
😲 WTF of The Week
Read Time: 5 minutes
☠️ 3 Dead in Illegal Brampton Rooming House
Source: The Star
The 411: A fatal fire at a Brampton operating as an illegal multi-unit rental has left three people dead and several others critically injured. In response, city officials are calling to expand Brampton’s Residential Rental Licensing (RRL) program citywide.
A massive fire at an illegal multi-unit rental in Brampton killed 3 people and critically injured several others.
11 people were living inside the home, 9 in a multi-generational family upstairs and 2 in an illegal basement unit.
The house had years of safety complaints, but bylaw officers couldn’t enter because the landlord repeatedly refused inspections.
The landlord is described as an absentee owner who spends long periods outside Canada.
The owner once applied to legalize a second suite but failed to complete the required safety inspections.
The city’s Residential Rental Licensing (RRL) pilot allows surprise inspections without owner permissions, but this home wasn’t in the pilot zone.